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A Fact Sheets on Home Ownership from American Association on Mental Retardation (AAMR) http://www.aamr.org/Policies/pdf/homeownership.pdf
http://www.aamr.org/Policies/pdf/Home_your_own_initiative.pdf

Home of Your Own - A Home of Your Own Guide walks prospective home owners through the complex process of buying a home, from the initial decision to make the purchase, through the steps for acquiring a mortgage, and finally, to life as a homeowner. The new guide introduces a "person centered approach" to homeownership, which places people with disabilities at the center of the decision-making process on issues affecting their personal lives and living situations. http://alliance.unh.edu/Guide.htm

Going it alone – The struggle to expand housing options for people with disabilities, a publication of the Technical Assistance Collaborative INC, and Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Housing Task Force. This manual explores the challenges, issues and recommendations to improve housing outcomes for people with disabilities. http://www.c-c-d.org/going_alone.pdf

Home Ownership Opportunities - An assistance program in the Spokane area to help you develop a plan for purchasing a home through our “person-centered planning process. You will also learn about assistance programs available in the Spokane area.To call a Homeownership Specialist for assistance, please call (509)328-6326 X 208, or e-mail: cgriffith@arc-spokane.org

Inland Empire Residential Resources (IERR). A non-profit housing developer providing housing for adults with developmental disabilities who need 24 hour assistance. For more information call : (509) 789-2245, or email: ierr811@ omnicast.net The organization has helped groups and organizations across the state develop and build housing using local, state and federal housing grants across Washington State. See links below to view information about projects that they have worked on.

• http://www.metrokc.gov/exec/news/2003/071603.htm
• http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=%22Inland+Empire+Residential+Resources%22&first=11&count=10&FORM=PERE
• http://www.co.clark.wa.us/cdbg/documents/HOME%20Program%20Project%20History.pdf#search='Inland%20Empire%20Residential%20Resources
• http://www.co.clark.wa.us/cdbg/documents/HOME%20Program%20Project%20History.pdf#search='Inland%20Empire%20Residential%20Resources

"SECTION 8 MADE SIMPLE" SECOND EDITION- A New Guidebook to assist with obtaining low-income and resources.
http://www.tacinc.org/cms/admin/cms/_uploads/docs/Sect8.2ndEd.pdf